How To Install deluge-gtk on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install deluge-gtk on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is deluge-gtk
deluge-gtk is:
Deluge is a full-featured, multi-platform, multi-interface BitTorrent client using libtorrent-rasterbar in it’s backend and featuring multiple user-interfaces: GTK+, web and console.
It has been designed using the client-server model with a daemon process that handles all the bittorrent activity. The Deluge daemon is able to run on headless machines with the user-interfaces being able to connect remotely from any platform.
You may want to install this package to use the Deluge GTK+ user-interface as a thin client and connect to a remote daemon. See: URL:http://dev.deluge-torrent.org/wiki/UserGuide/ThinClient
There are three methods to install deluge-gtk on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install deluge-gtk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install deluge-gtk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install deluge-gtk
Install deluge-gtk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install deluge-gtk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install deluge-gtk
Install deluge-gtk Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install deluge-gtk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install deluge-gtk
How To Uninstall deluge-gtk on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the deluge-gtk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove deluge-gtk
Uninstall deluge-gtk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall deluge-gtk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove deluge-gtk
Remove deluge-gtk Configurations and Data
To remove deluge-gtk configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge deluge-gtk
Remove deluge-gtk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove deluge-gtk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge deluge-gtk
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install deluge-gtk package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
